Igniter.



L. V. ARONSON. IGNITER.

APPLICATION FILED DEo.2.191s.

1,131,655. Patsnted Mar. 16, 1915.

WW M y A TTOR/l/EV ED- STATES am MCE.

LOUIS v. AnoNsoN, or NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

IGN'ITYER.

Application mea December 27, 191s. serial No. scans.

i To all whom ttmay concern Be it known that I, Louis V. ARoNAsoN, a citizen of the United States, reslding 1n the city of Newark, in the county Jof Essex and'` State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Igniters, of which-the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make, construct, and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to numerals of reference marked thereon, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements 1n igniters, in which the absorbent material, such as cotton for instance, saturated with benzin, gasolene or the like, is used, and has for its object, the production of a practical, new and eiiicient device which is extremely durable and is not soliable to become inoperative. when used continuously, and to this end, it consists in the detailed' construction and arrangements of the parts, all as here"- i-nafter vmore particularly described and vpointed out in the claims.

In describing my invention, reference is had to the accompanying drawings forming a partof this specification, in which llke f numerals indicate corresponding parts in tion thereof. Fig."5 represents a sectional Fig. 4; and Fig. 7 represents an enlarged all of the views. .I

Figures l and 2 represent side elevations of two forms of my improved device, the

ylids being removed therefrom. Fig. 3 represents a plan view of the device illustrated in Fig.` 1.` Fig. 4 represents a vertical secview taken on linear-a: of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 represents a plan view of the steel striker supporting bracket and spring removed from the lid of the device illustrated ,in'

"4 view, partly in section, of the steel striker element illustrated in Fi 2, and the manner in which it is secure to the case.

ln theY drawings, 1 represents an outer shell of any desired form, preferably made from a single piece `of suitable material,

"such as brassA or the like, provided ,witli' a closed bottom 2 and open top. Fitted into the 'open top of said shell is a similar-shaped inner shell 3 of smaller dimension, also pro' vided with an open bottom and a closed top 4, which may besecured thereto in any desired manner, preferably by frictional engagement, one with the other. 'llhese two shells 1 and 3 'are secured together in such a manner as to provide a shoulder 5 to receive the open end of the cover or lid 6. The lid 6 consists of a shell of the same general outline and dimensions as the outer shelll, so that when the same is secured to the shell 1,'a receptacle of neat appearance and one `having unbroken surfaces is produced. 7 represents a flat spring, one end of which is provided with a reduced portion or prong-8, designed to enter an aperture formed in a U-shaped bracket 9, which carries a steel striker 10 secured thereto in any convenient manner, said spring 7 being forced into the cover or lid 6 and having frictional rengagement therewith, as illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawings, thereby positioning the bracket 9, with the striker projecting beyond the open end of the lid 6, as clearly indicated in Figs. 1 and 4 of the drawings.

The closed top 4 of the shell 3 is provided Vwith'the tubular bushings 11 and 12, secured `approximately illing'the interior of the shell 3.

15 represents a sheet metal channeled receptacle designed to receive a spark-producing element 16, the under side of said channeled receptacle being provided with integral nibs 17, designed to be passed through suitable apertures in the closed end of the shell 3 and clenched Ivover on the under side thereof, to firmly secure said channeled-receptacle 15 with its spark producing element 16 to the top of the shell 3.

ln Fig. 2 of the drawings, l have illustrated the channeled receptacle with its spark-producing element 16 secured tothe outside of the cover 6, in the manner above described, and have shown one end of the lsteel striker 18 secured to a post 19, provided with a grooved extension 20, said grooved extension being passed through a suitable aperture in the closed end 4 of the shell 3, and the metal of said closed end being forced into intimate engagement with the grooved extension of the striker receiving post 19, to firmly secure the post 19 with its attached striker 18 to the shell 3 in a simple and inexpensive manner without the use of solder.

In assembling the device, after the wick 13 has been passed through the tubular bushing 12 of the shell 3, and the shelldilledwith absorbent material 14, said shell 3 is placed in the shell 1 so as to project a] short distance above the top of the same. The steel striker 10 projecting beyond the edge of the cover 6 is intended to enter the tubular bushing 11 when the lower edge of the lid 6 engages with the shoulder 5. By removing theJid, as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings, and passing the striker 10 over the above organization is a highly ecient one,-

and while the arrangement of the various partsas illustrated, is the preferred form of my invention, l do not care to be limited to the exact details of construction as shown and described, as obvious modications meinte thereof will appear to those skilled in the art. v

1. An igniter comprising a air of shells itted into each other so as to orm a closed receptacle, a spark producing alloy secured to the top of said receptacle, an absorbent material located within said receptacle, a wick projecting therefrom, a striker receiving element secured to and projecting within said receptacle, a lid for said receptacle, a striker secured to the inside of said lid and projecting beyond the edge thereof and adapted to be received by said striker receiving element when the receptacle is closed.

2.' An igniter comprising a pairof shells fitted into each other so as to form a closed receptacle, a spark producing alloy secured to the top of said receptacle, means for securing said alloy to said receptacle, said means comprising an open-ended channeled element provided with integral tongues designed to have holding engagement 'with the receptacle, an absorbent material located within said receptacle, a wick projecting therefrom, a lid adapted to engage with said receptacle, a spring frictionally secured in said lid, a bracket secured to one end of said spring and a removable striker carried by said bracket. y

This specication signed and witnessed this first day of December, 1913. v

LOUIS V. ARONSON. Witnesses:

FREDK. C. FISCHER, CLIFFORD A. ALmsToN. 

